# NTSB NYC69F0265: Bensen B8M, N1056, Stormville, NY, November 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 26, 1968
- Place: Stormville, NY · STORMVILLE, NY
- Location: 41.5704° N, 73.7454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stormville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5704&lon=-73.7454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 24, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 192071
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69F0265
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69F0265

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4939  68/11/26   STORMVILLE,NY       BENSEN B8M          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 97 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N1056               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STORMVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STORMVILLE,NY               STORMVILLE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR                      IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- M/R DISINTEGRATED DUE TO METAL SPAR FAILURE AT LAST BOLT HOLE OUTBOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1056](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1056-1971-01-04), registration cancelled 1971-01-04, S/N 001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BENSEN B8M
- Registry model: [White-Bensen B-8M](https://openairdocs.org/model/white-bensen-b-8m) (registry code 130078Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Stormville

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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